Topaze (1933 American film)

Topaze is a 1933 American PreCode film based on the French play of the same name by Marcel Pagnol. Another film version of Topaze, this one made in the original French, and directed by Pagnol himself, was also made that year, starring Louis Jouvet in the title role.

On the same day, Friday the 13th, Topaze calls on the Baron de La TourLa Tours mistress, Coco Myrna Loy, who is looking for a tutor for her sisters son, Alphonse, and had gotten Topazes name from La Tour. Upon meeting and listening to the sincere remarks of Topaze, the baron, head of the La Tour Chemical Works, decides to employ him as a scientific front for his phony curative water.After an encounter at a cafe, where the Baron narrowly avoids a scene with his wife by calling Coco Madame Topaze, Coco reveals the true nature of her relation to the Baron to the naive Professor. When they arrive late back to Cocos apartment, the Baron is jealous, but soon realizes Topaze is entirely innocent. ........

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